Matt
@deeply-stated.bsky.social
Data Scientist mainly doing data engineering. Pythonista. Constantly playing with shiny new toys to see what's worth adding to the toolbox. High functioning autist. Chicagoan from Detroit.
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Matt
@deeply-stated.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Rewatching Mr. Show and I think Bob Odenkirk and David Cross might have a claim against Tesla for stealing their IP.
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Torres: "Republicans are beginning to realize there is nobody in DC that has closer & longer ties to Epstein than Trump ... the most damning fact: Trump made Acosta, who gave a sweetheart plea deal to Epstein & to all co-conspirators, his sec of labor, which has jurisdiction over human trafficking"
July 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Torres: "Republicans are beginning to realize there is nobody in DC that has closer & longer ties to Epstein than Trump ... the most damning fact: Trump made Acosta, who gave a sweetheart plea deal to Epstein & to all co-conspirators, his sec of labor, which has jurisdiction over human trafficking"
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It's really funny learning Trump has had exactly one friend in his whole life. And even funnier to learn who it was.
Beyond anything else, it really seems like Jeffrey Epstein is the only person Trump has ever actually liked, right?
July 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It's really funny learning Trump has had exactly one friend in his whole life. And even funnier to learn who it was.
I can't believe this story didn't blow up in 2016 and extinguish trump's career then. Still, I'm glad the story is getting traction now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I can't believe this story didn't blow up in 2016 and extinguish trump's career then. Still, I'm glad the story is getting traction now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
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Ossoff: Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was going to release the Epstein files?
July 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Ossoff: Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was going to release the Epstein files?
The U.S. Made a Terrible Mistake When It Deported This Scientist. He was driving rocket science in the US in the 50s, we deported him for no good reason, and he built up China's capacity to do science and engineering.
We shouldn't build up our enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
We shouldn't build up our enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | The U.S. Made a Terrible Mistake When It Deported This Scientist
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The U.S. Made a Terrible Mistake When It Deported This Scientist. He was driving rocket science in the US in the 50s, we deported him for no good reason, and he built up China's capacity to do science and engineering.
We shouldn't build up our enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
We shouldn't build up our enemies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Van Hollen says that he asked the VP of El Salvador why his government continues to hold Abrego Garcia even though he’s not charged with any crime and there’s no evidence that he’s MS-13.
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
Senator Chris Van Hollen is speaking live from El Salvador, where he just met with the Salvadoran VP: www.youtube.com/live/pYZPzHy...
Van Hollen speaks to press after meeting with El Salvador VP about return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
www.youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Van Hollen says that he asked the VP of El Salvador why his government continues to hold Abrego Garcia even though he’s not charged with any crime and there’s no evidence that he’s MS-13.
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
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Wisconsin, polls are now open until 8:00 PM!
Make your voice heard and vote for Judge Susan Crawford.
Find your polling place: myvote.wi.gov
Make your voice heard and vote for Judge Susan Crawford.
Find your polling place: myvote.wi.gov
April 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Wisconsin, polls are now open until 8:00 PM!
Make your voice heard and vote for Judge Susan Crawford.
Find your polling place: myvote.wi.gov
Make your voice heard and vote for Judge Susan Crawford.
Find your polling place: myvote.wi.gov
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Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
www.theatlantic.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
I wrestle with this. If there's something we can realistically do to avoid the country going the Nazi route, it's cowardly to leave. But if the die is cast, brain draining the US is the best way to fight.
If only present sight was 2020.
If only present sight was 2020.
Is it bad when an authoritarianism expert says he's packing his bags
March 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I wrestle with this. If there's something we can realistically do to avoid the country going the Nazi route, it's cowardly to leave. But if the die is cast, brain draining the US is the best way to fight.
If only present sight was 2020.
If only present sight was 2020.
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You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
This video proved something incredible.
If you regularly bet on sports and casinos haven't banned you, you're a (net) loser.
Casinos rapidly detect and ban players who use the only strategy that wins in the long run: only taking bets where the odds were set wrong.
youtu.be/XZvXWVztJoY?...
If you regularly bet on sports and casinos haven't banned you, you're a (net) loser.
Casinos rapidly detect and ban players who use the only strategy that wins in the long run: only taking bets where the odds were set wrong.
youtu.be/XZvXWVztJoY?...
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Gambling on Sports
YouTube video by Extranet Shaquille
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This video proved something incredible.
If you regularly bet on sports and casinos haven't banned you, you're a (net) loser.
Casinos rapidly detect and ban players who use the only strategy that wins in the long run: only taking bets where the odds were set wrong.
youtu.be/XZvXWVztJoY?...
If you regularly bet on sports and casinos haven't banned you, you're a (net) loser.
Casinos rapidly detect and ban players who use the only strategy that wins in the long run: only taking bets where the odds were set wrong.
youtu.be/XZvXWVztJoY?...
NYTimes, why use the meaningless phrase "defying legal limits" when you could use something clear like "illegal" or "unconstitutional" or "inconsistent with the law"?
Why not just state the reported facts clearly? The truth is an absolute defense, and we'll need it desperately going forward.
Why not just state the reported facts clearly? The truth is an absolute defense, and we'll need it desperately going forward.
February 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NYTimes, why use the meaningless phrase "defying legal limits" when you could use something clear like "illegal" or "unconstitutional" or "inconsistent with the law"?
Why not just state the reported facts clearly? The truth is an absolute defense, and we'll need it desperately going forward.
Why not just state the reported facts clearly? The truth is an absolute defense, and we'll need it desperately going forward.
It is just a bill right now (proposed on 1/28), but it would be great if this passed.
February 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
It is just a bill right now (proposed on 1/28), but it would be great if this passed.
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I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x
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By no means an exhaustive list, but when you see them collected in spot it’s clear that their goal is to claim that anything bad that happens is because a Black person has a job.
10 Catastrophes the Right Has Tried to Blame on 'DEI'
Blaming disasters and tragedies on DEI initiatives has become a popular racist and sexist dogwhistle for President Trump and his far-right allies.
www.rollingstone.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
By no means an exhaustive list, but when you see them collected in spot it’s clear that their goal is to claim that anything bad that happens is because a Black person has a job.
The New York Times is getting removed from the Pentagon press office and replaced by the New York Post.
Real news sources are being replaced by fake news sources.
We'll miss having real journalists there when Hegseth orders soldiers to start policing cities and deporting US citizens.
Real news sources are being replaced by fake news sources.
We'll miss having real journalists there when Hegseth orders soldiers to start policing cities and deporting US citizens.
NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
February 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The New York Times is getting removed from the Pentagon press office and replaced by the New York Post.
Real news sources are being replaced by fake news sources.
We'll miss having real journalists there when Hegseth orders soldiers to start policing cities and deporting US citizens.
Real news sources are being replaced by fake news sources.
We'll miss having real journalists there when Hegseth orders soldiers to start policing cities and deporting US citizens.
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They posted an update confirming it was from Trump's order. sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes – SJV Water
The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success lakes would immediately begin dumping water was in response Trump’s emergency water order responsible for w...
sjvwater.org
February 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
They posted an update confirming it was from Trump's order. sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
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This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
January 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
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only appropriate political response here is to demand the white house explain how its actions aren’t responsible www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Guts Key Aviation Safety Committee, Fires Heads Of TSA, Coast Guard
The committee will technically continue to exist, but it won't have any members to carry out the work of examining safety issues at airlines and airports.
www.huffpost.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
only appropriate political response here is to demand the white house explain how its actions aren’t responsible www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Dems are surprisingly competitive tonight in an Iowa state senate seat that Trump won by 21 points - opened when Gov. Reynolds plucked its incumbent to become her new LG.
Definition of a sleeper, Dems waved me off when I called about their chances last week
electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/123074/we...
Definition of a sleeper, Dems waved me off when I called about their chances last week
electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/123074/we...
Election Night Reporting
electionresults.iowa.gov
January 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Dems are surprisingly competitive tonight in an Iowa state senate seat that Trump won by 21 points - opened when Gov. Reynolds plucked its incumbent to become her new LG.
Definition of a sleeper, Dems waved me off when I called about their chances last week
electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/123074/we...
Definition of a sleeper, Dems waved me off when I called about their chances last week
electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/123074/we...
Rewatching Mr. Show and I think Bob Odenkirk and David Cross might have a claim against Tesla for stealing their IP.
January 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Rewatching Mr. Show and I think Bob Odenkirk and David Cross might have a claim against Tesla for stealing their IP.